Re: Democrat sex criminal G. Steven Pigeon update.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Rather than making a last-second push to the polls 
on the eve of Election Day, former Erie County Democratic Party 
chairman Steve Pigeon admitted to sexually abusing a 9-year-old in 
2016. 

After originally pleading not guilty when facing a maximum sentence 
of life in prison and five other charges, the former political 
figure changed his plea Monday after being offered a deal for one 
year in prison in exchange for an admission of guilt to a first-
degree sexual abuse charge. 

“I'm not going to do cartwheels here about the time of jail and he's 
going to get,” Erie County District Attorney John Flynn said. “I 
would have liked to see more. But sometimes in life, you’ve got to 
swallow your pride and take what you can get.”

The charges against Pigeon, 63, were originally filed in December 
2021. Investigators say he engaged in sexual intercourse and sexual 
conduct with a child under the age of 11 years old between November 
2016 and December 2016. The incident took place in Erie County.

The Erie County District Attorney's Office says the victim was known 
to Pigeon. 

Pigeon faces up to seven years in prison when he is sentenced on 
December 22, but the deal states that he will most likely receive 
one year in prison. He continues to be released on his own 
recognizance. A temporary order of protection was issued on behalf 
of the victim and remains in place.